Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:14 am

Hoards Peppermint Jo-Jos

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I made shepherd's pie tonight. This week will also include pineapple fried rice, zucchini rice casserole with the cheese sauce from the vegnews mac and cheese, jackfruit tacos, the eggplant moussaka from the ppk blog, and pizza with vegan mozzarella from Artisan Vegan Cheese assuming my mozzarella comes out yummy.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:56 pm

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seitanicverses wrote:

indexandicon wrote:

@seitanicverses, tell me more about this braised cabbage! I love braising cabbaged with apples, garlic, and potatoes in a cider / stock / shallot concoction...But, this simple savoy and garlic idea is intriguing!

I haven't tried it yet, but my doctor was just suggesting more leafy green veg ideas (I can never have enough) and she told me that Savoy cabbage has lots of vitamins so anyhoo, she told me to take a head and separate the leaves from it and boil them leaves until soft, then drain off the water, cool the leaves until I can handle them and chop them up into desired texture (I'll probably shred) and then heat some oil up in a skillet, add some chopped garlic to that, add the boiled cabbage turn off the heat and just let the cabbage sit in the garlicky oil mix it around and eat. She didn't give me measurements to use but I bought a small head of cabbage and will probably use three or four cloves of garlic (though I'm running short on garlic so might have to skimp) and just coat the pan with oil and salt and peppa to taste. Also, I don't know if I used "braised" as the right word here, but you know, it seems kinda braised in the oil and garlic. I'll let you know how it turns out. Making either tonight or tomorrow....

Just to update on this: This was pretty good. Nothing spectacular, pretty plain but it's pretty perfect for what I served it with and that's a flavorful food (I made a chickpea masala) where you kind of need something bland on the plate to cut it. So it's a fine choice for that scenario. I think I boiled the cabbage leaves of a whole (small) head of cabbage for maybe 5-7 minutes in salted water, drained and shredded them, heated maybe 1 tbsp olive oil in my cast iron skillet, threw two minced cloves of garlic in there, turned the heat off, threw in the boiled and shredded cabbage, tossed it around, covered the pan just to get it warm and coated with the garlicky oil and then served.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:21 pm

Dr Bronners, MD

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:18 pmPosts: 4721Location: Portland, OR

I missed this thread! It definitely helps me to have a plan. This week I'm thinking (based on today's what-looked-good-at-the-farmstand/pantry stuff):-double-stuffed potatoes with smoked cheddar, kale & tempeh bacon-lentil kale potato stew with stock I made yesterday (half batch) with garlic bread from the end of a baguette -roasted cauliflower and potato curry -vermicelli bowls with roasted veg & peanut sauce -chickpea piccata with kale over caulipots

Alright! That's making me feel better about being back in town and meal-planning. Plus, I have a Pakistani cookbook waiting at the library to inspire...

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:25 am

Has it on Blue Vinyl

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:06 pmPosts: 2060Location: Windmill Central

So far the menu for this week is looking like this:

Monday - Falafel night! We use some store-bought falafels and then dress them up with fixins like tzatziki, hummus, crispy onions, tomato-cucumber salad, etc. Tuesday - My bf is cooking the Carrot Bisque from VWAVWednesday - BOWLS...not sure what kind yet, but I'm cooking a lot of beans and grains today and steaming/roasting veggies for the week.Thursday - Leftovers OR tofu stir-fry with veggies. I think I want something sweet/sour/sticky like sesame tofu. Friday - Leftovers (probably soup or bowls)

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:55 pm

Calls "cavemen" on that

Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:53 pmPosts: 2626

This week:

Last night I made the tamale shepherds pie from the PPK blog. Oh man, it was EXCELLENT! Definitly something you can serve to omni dinner guests, or bring to a potluck. I stuck pretty much to the recipe, with only a few subs. Mostly, I subbed chipotle peppers for the franks red hot, since I thought Franks sounded weird with the rest of the flavor profile. I wanted more depth and more of a mexican/southwest flavor. Also it made a TON. will do half next time (easy to half the recipe).

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:43 pm

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Simple dal from Get It RipeScallion flatbread from VCON (I always make these two dishes together and just make the flatbread really crisp and break it up like crackers and skip the dip for it. So yum.)

I still haven't made my tacos so have fixings for those and will definitely make this weekend: chickpea tacos, guac and salsa, cilantro lime rice (VLV) and tomato and lettuce salad.

Iced apple cake from Chloe's book.

Easy and not time or labor intensive things because I have to work this weekend so won't have my usual Sunday to cook, cook, cook the day away.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:27 am

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-Seitan sausage and rutabaga mash, probably a cabbage salad- Pizza: I'm going to try a variation of Isa's Cashew Queso and pour it on after baking - the search for the perfect pizza cheese continues- Spaghetti and a creamy sauce with leeks and mixed beans- Lentil and eggplant chili mole from AFR (new-to-me recipe)

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Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:03 am

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Massaman curry from VEW (so excited, I haven't had Massaman since I changed cities a year and a half ago!)Tacos with black beans and yams with peach salsaArabian Lentil and Rice soup from AfR (I am not a soup person so we will see...)Eggplant bacon caesar with baked tofu from AfR

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Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:47 pm

Dr Bronners, MD

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:18 pmPosts: 4721Location: Portland, OR

Pakistani potato curry with added chickpeas over basmati rice (from a gorgeous book that makes me want to travel - Mangoes & Curry Leaves)Tom Kha & Pad Thai with choiMac & cheese to use up some of the over-flowing amount of AVC creations in my apartment

I seemed to do a bunch of steamed grain/green/tofu meals the past couple of weeks, and having a pot of curry or mac & cheese around seems like a nice change.

I have some pre-made sauerkraut and mushroom frozen perogies, so I'll make some carmelized onions to serve with those, some Eastern European tofu (from VEW) and just a simple green salad with tomato and lemon dressing from Get It Ripe to round out the meal.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:30 pm

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This week in no particular order:Tempeh burgers and friesspaghetti and meatballsMandarin "chicken" with rice and steamed broccoliSeitan katsu with noodles and steamed vegRed beans and rice with sausages and collardsMushroom barley soup

Latin-inspired for sure. I need that this time of year to fight off the bitter cold.

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Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:48 pm

Vegan Vegan Vegan Vegan Vegan

Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:55 amPosts: 4221Location: Halifax, NS

I made a coconut milk lentil rice dish from Daily Garnish yesterday to have for lunches all week, as well as some miso soup for dinners. I'm going to make a red lentil potato curry too, as well as eat my way through a bunch of red lentil Thai chili from the PPK blog that I have in my freezer.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:21 pm

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Chicki wrote:

seitanicverses, your sunday threads are the best!

Thanks! I love reading what everyone's making and imagine them cooking along with me in our respective kitchens. I kind of hate having plans on Sunday because I have so much fun in the kitchen. Sunday's my all-out kitchen day! About to start the adobo stew and rice and thinking of making some Hello Dolly caramel bars from Dreena's latest book, too, the name of which escapes me at this moment. I have to work, too, lol, but doing my regular job again now (whew!) so have more flexibility and don't have to log in during regular working hours. So I can cook Monday, too, at least this week.

Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:17 pm

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Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:17 pmPosts: 2853Location: Boston, MA

This week I'm planning:

-cabbage-chickpea soup from fat free vegan blog-chickpea cutlets from Vcon made into nuggets-frittata made of chickpea flour-raw kale salad with avocado-roasted garlicky potatoes

I just realized that three dishes involve chickpeas so maybe I'll use white beans in the soup instead. I always tend to go overboard with chickpeas.

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Post subject: Re: Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:55 am

Has it on Blue Vinyl

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:06 pmPosts: 2060Location: Windmill Central

We had a marathon cooking session this weekend and we ended up with:- carrot spice muffins (great for snacks and breakfasts)- double batch Backyard BBQ sauce from VCON- Isa's Chickpea Rice and Kale soup from the PPK blog...it is SO good, guys. Make it. We're having a serving this week and I'm freezing the rest.- Bacon Burgers from Vegan Burgers. Worried about these since my tvp chunks are a bit large, but hoping they turn out for dinner tonight. - Curry Lobia from Vegan Eats World- Plain White Buns from Vegan Burgers

I was also hoping to make a batch of chili today, too, but I'm officially out of useful plastic containers!